Silicon Motion Neptune: PCIe 6.0 for Consumer SSDs is Coming, but NAND Could Become the Real Problem in 2027 (opens in new tab)

Covers SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An i...

SSDs have now reached a somewhat absurd state: the controllers are getting faster, the interfaces wider, the marketing slides shinier – and at the same time, a glance at retail leaves one wondering why a simple consumer SSD suddenly feels like a small luxury item again. Silicon Motion’s outlook on “Neptune”, the upcoming PCIe 6.0 […]

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